I was 10 years old when my parents brought home our first dog. It was then I learned how hard it was to raise that wonderful puppy into a well mannered best friend. “Not easy” Mistakes were made and lessons were learned. Since then I have raised a few more four-legged family members. Training may have gotten easier over time but the worries of something happening to them never does. I can’t leave my boys for more than there hours alone before I start to wonder how they are doing. My wife recently graduated from dental school. We were blessed and she received a job offer in Pontiac so we were able to move home. We both grew up in Bloomington normal and went to normal community High school. Her being a dentist has afforded us the opportunity for me to stay home and raise our owned to puppies for a while.